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M. C. MEEKER.

GATE.-

Pal tented Oct. 19,1886,

UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

MELVIN MEEKER, OF OCGIDENTAL, CALIFORNIA.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent. No. 351 119, dated October 19, 1886.

Application filed April 15, 1886. Serial No. 199,012. (Modcl.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, llIELVDT O. MEEKER, of Occidental, county of Sonoma, and State of California, have invented an Improvement in Gates; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to that class of gates which are so arranged that they can be opened and closed without obliging the traveler to alight from his vehicle; and my invention consists in the peculiar bearing-plate or casting adapted to be readily bolted to the bottom of the gate near its hinge end, the bent lever pivoted to the casting, and guided and limited thereby, the operatinglevers in the road way and their connections with the pivoted bent lever, the connection between said bent lever and the gate-latch, and the arrangement of the latch itself and its construction, where by it is caught and released, all of which I shall hereinafter fully describe.

The object of my invention is to make a gate which can readily be operated without alighting, and to this end to provide simple attachments which can easily and effectively be applied to any gate, no matter what may be its construction.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my gate. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bearingplate 0 and the latch-operatinglever D, show ing them separated. Fig. 3 is a detail of the catch 1) and latch G. Fig. 4 is a plan view of plate 0 and lever D.

A is the gate, here shown as a slat gate, though it may be of any suitable construction.

B are the gate-posts, to one of which. the gate is hinged, and to the other of which it is latched.

G is the bearing -plate or casting, made of a bent or curved shape and provided with feet 0 on its ends, whereby it may be readily bolted to the gate. The position of this casting is, as shown, at the bottom of the gate and near to the hinge end. It has a central socket or aperture, 0, on each side of which, on the inner edge, are small perforated ears 0 D is the bent latch-lever, the outer end of which has a downwardly-projecting pin, (1, which plays within the socket or aperture 0 of the casting G, and a bolt or pin, 0, by which it is pivoted in the ears 0 of said casting. The inner end of the lever D passes through and plays in a slot, a, in the gate.

E E are the operating levers beside the road way. These may be arranged and pivoted in any suitable manner, though I have here shown them as being upon the ends of shafts e, journaled in the road, whereby they may be moved back and forth.

F are rods or bars pivoted at one end to the levers E, above their fulcrumpoints, and fitted at their other end on the pin (l of the bent latchlever D.

G is the latch. This is supported on the 6 gate ina suitable manner, so that it may slide back and forth. The outer end of the latch is adapted to engage an upwardly-turned horizontal catch, 1), secured to the gate-post, and With its rear end is connected the rod I, the other end of which is attached to the rear end of the latch-lever D.

J is a post beside the road, having the downwardly-turned catch j, with which the latch of the gate engages when the gate is opened.

The latch G has a notch, 9, made in its upper surface near its outer end.

The operation of my gate is as follows: The traveler, approaching the gate from the side to which the casting is attached, presses forward the operating-lever E. The first effect of this is to force the nearer end of the latchlever D over to one side, its pin d playing in the aperture 0 of the casting O and limited by said aperture. The other end of the lever D is thereby thrown back, so that itpulls on rod I, which draws back the latch away from its engagement with the catch 1), thereby freeing the gate. The effect, when continued, of press ing forward the lever E is, through limitation 0 of the lever D and the casting 0, operating now as a lever to force the gate open. \Vhen the gate reaches the side post, J, the latch is engaged by the pivoted catch j on said post, and the gate is held open. \Vhen the traveler has passed through the gate, he draws back the other lever, E, whereby the latch-lever is again operated, this time to force the latch forward so that the notch g inthe latch comes opposite the catch, whereby the gate is re- IOO leased. Then a continued force swings the gate to, leaving the operative parts in their its construction or hinge.

original position. If he approaches the gate from the opposite side, the movement of the levers is reversed.

It will be observed that allthe parts or attachments which are necessary to the operation of the gate are very simple in point of construction, and can easily and quickly be applied .to anygatc, no matter what may be The attachments are so arranged that the operative force is off the center, and there will, therefore, be no danger of the gates not working satisfactorily.

The object of having two ears 0 is that the casting C may be bolted to either side of the gate and the pivot of the lever D changed accordingly.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to'secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The gate A, latch G, and the bearingplate or casting O,adapted to be secured to the gate, and having a socket or aperture, 0', in combination with the bent latch-operating 1cver D, pivoted to the casting, and having a pin, d, playing in the socket or aperture, substantially as described.

2. The gate A and the latch G, carried thereby and adapted to move lengthwise to be released from the catch, in combination with the bearing-plate or casting O, secured to the gate near its hinge end, said casting having an aperture or socket, c, the bent lever D, pivoted to the casting, and having a pin, (1, playing in the throwing itover to draw back the latch and I open the gate, substantially as described.

3. The gate A and the sliding latch G, in combination with the bearing-plate or casting O, bolted to the bottom of the gate near itshinge end, said casting having an aperture or socket, c, the bent lever D, pivoted on the casting, and having a pin, (1, playing in the aperture or socket, the red I, connecting one end of lever D with the latch, the pivoted lever E by the roadside, and the rod or bar F, connecting the lever E with the other end of lever D, substantially as described.

t. The gate A, the posts B and J, having catches b j, and the'sliding latch G, having notch g, in combination with the bearing-plate or casting C, having an aperture, 0, the bent lever D, pivoted on the casting and having a pin, (1, playing in the aperture, the red I, connectingone end of the lever D with the latch, the pivoted lever E in the roadway, and the rod or bar F, connecting the lever E with the other end of lever D, all arranged and adapted'to operate substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have'hereunto set my hand.

M. O. MEEKER.

\Vitnesses O. H. HOAG, T. D. HOSKINS. 

